Hermann Helmer
Hermann Gottlieb Helmer , also Hellmer , (* 13 July 1849 in Harburg on the Elbe (today Hamburg ); † 2. April 1919 in Vienna ) was a German , mainly in Austria active architect .
Life
Helmer first learned the mason trade and then attended the building trade school in Nienburg / Weser . After studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich , he joined the studio of Ferdinand Fellner the Elder. Ä. in Vienna .
In 1873 he trained with his son Ferdinand Fellner the Elder. J. an architectural community, Fellner & Helmer , which became the most important builder of theaters in the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy . Although the works were always called “Fellner & Helmer”, the planning of a building was always led by one of the two architects. In contrast to Fellner, Helmer preferred classical forms. Theaters in Wiesbaden , Fürth , Darmstadt , Klagenfurt and Zurich go back to him.
Helmer was also the chairman of the standing committee for competition matters and a member of the committee for the structural development of Vienna. He was one of the founders of the Central Association of Architects and during the First World War he campaigned for competitions to help the architects financially during this time.
He rests in a grave of honor in the Vienna Central Cemetery (group 32 A, number 40). In 1963 the Helmergasse in Vienna- Donaustadt (22nd district) was named after him.
Buildings and designs
For the history and buildings of the Fellner & Helmer office, literature and web links, see also: Fellner & Helmer office
- Branch buildings of the Austro-Hungarian Bank in various cities of the monarchy
- Liesing office building
- City Theater Klagenfurt
- Art hall in Zagreb
- Zurich Opera House
- Tonhalle Zurich (part of today's Zurich Congress House )
- Hessian State Theater Wiesbaden
literature
- Hans-Christoph Hoffmann: Helmer, Hermann Gottlieb. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 494 ( digitized version ).
- Helmer Hermann. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 269.
- Barbara Boisits: Helmer, Hermann. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-7001-3044-9 .
Web links
- Hermann Helmer. In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Published by the Architekturzentrum Wien . Vienna 2007.
- Entry on Hermann Gottlieb Helmer in the database of the state's memory of the history of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
- planet-vienna.com - Hermann Helmer (1849-1919)
Individual evidence
- ^ Also Hellmer , Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung , June 23, 1883, p. 222, accessed on December 19, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Helmer, Hermann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Helmer, Hermann Gottlieb |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Austrian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harburg , Kingdom of Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 1919 |
| Place of death | Vienna |